Name of Organism: __________________________________
Authors' names:
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| Order 2 |
Class 3 |
Phylum 4 |
Kingdom 5 |
Score | |
| Introduction | Does not give any information about organism. | Gives very little information. | Gives too much information--more like a summary. | Presents a concise lead-in to the report about their organism. | |
| Research | Does not answer any questions suggested in the template. | Answers some questions. | Answers some questions and includes a few other interesting facts. | Answers most questions and includes many other interesting facts. | |
| Purpose/Problem | Does not address an issue related to scientific classification. | Addresses a scientific classification issue which is unrelated to research. | Addresses an issue somewhat related to research. | Addresses a real issue directly related to research findings. | |
| Procedure | Not sequential, most steps are missing or are confusing. | Some of the steps are understandable; most are confusing and lack detail. | Most of the steps are understandable; some lack detail or are confusing. | Presents easy-to-follow steps which are logical and adequately detailed. | |
| Presentation | Missing assigned information and inaccurate. | Complete, minor inaccuracies. | Complete, accurate, some additional information provided. | Complete many additional areas provided. | |
| Conclusion | Presents an illogical explanation for findings and does not address any of the questions suggested in the template. | Presents an illogical explanation for findings and addresses few questions. | Presents a logical explanation for findings and addresses some of the questions. | Presents a logical explanation for findings and addresses most of the questions. | |
| Grammar & Spelling | Very frequent grammar and/or spelling errors. | More than two errors. | Only one or two errors. | All grammar and spelling are correct. | |
| Creativity | Lacks creativity. | Some creativity with creating organism involved. | Creativity involved. | Creativity throughout entire project. | |
| Timeliness | Report handed in more than one week late. | Up to one week late. | Up to two days late. | Report handed in on time. | |
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